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Even used they are fucking expensive. Earlier ones aren't worth the money I don't think, they didn't start putting in all the crazy special features till later and the quality was not always impecable. There is a good reason why they're gonna re-release a bunch of Kurosawa, compared to what they do now the old ones suck ass
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Andvil wrote:amazon is definitely not the cheapest place to buy Criterions
O.K....now this is where I ask you...WHERE?

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I find that either DeepDiscountDVD.com or Ebay have the lowest prices on Criterions

SOMETIMES Amazon will be pretty close though.
The differences arent mindblowing, but they add up.

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Out of all the places I've purchased Criterions from, dvdplanet.com easily has the lowest prices. Even lower than DeepDiscountDVD.com. Excluding box sets, they run Criterions for 20-25$.

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i just found Stray Dog and Diabolique at the library... :grin: score!

i also had The Bicycle Theif and Masculin Feminin in hand, but put them back..
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fairly old school criterions, but noteworthy on account of the cheapness but yestiddy i picked up



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Funky Butler wrote:fairly old school criterions, but noteworthy on account of the cheapness but yestiddy i picked up



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where'd you get them this cheap?

Diabolique is off the hook btw
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both used at this li'l old mom and pop type of deal

this place is nutsy with the used stuff, all types a quality control shit and reeaall low prices
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Funky Butler wrote:both used at this li'l old mom and pop type of deal

this place is nutsy with the used stuff, all types a quality control shit and reeaall low prices
good shit. this isn't around ny or tri-state by any chance is it?
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drizzle wrote:Even used they are fucking expensive. Earlier ones aren't worth the money I don't think, they didn't start putting in all the crazy special features till later and the quality was not always impecable. There is a good reason why they're gonna re-release a bunch of Kurosawa, compared to what they do now the old ones suck ass
Not all the old ones. I'm not sure how old you mean, but like the Killer and Hard Boiled were both pretty extensive DVDs considering what else was being put out at the time. As were Spinal Tap, Robocop, Brazil, Third Man, and probably a couple more. And they still put out bare-bones stuff, like the Rebel Samurai set recently. Those discs don't even have trailers on them.

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drizzle wrote:
Funky Butler wrote:both used at this li'l old mom and pop type of deal

this place is nutsy with the used stuff, all types a quality control shit and reeaall low prices
good shit. this isn't around ny or tri-state by any chance is it?
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StormShadow wrote:
drizzle wrote:Even used they are fucking expensive. Earlier ones aren't worth the money I don't think, they didn't start putting in all the crazy special features till later and the quality was not always impecable. There is a good reason why they're gonna re-release a bunch of Kurosawa, compared to what they do now the old ones suck ass
Not all the old ones. I'm not sure how old you mean, but like the Killer and Hard Boiled were both pretty extensive DVDs considering what else was being put out at the time. As were Spinal Tap, Robocop, Brazil, Third Man, and probably a couple more. And they still put out bare-bones stuff, like the Rebel Samurai set recently. Those discs don't even have trailers on them.
Touche........ Hoisted by my own petard

I was mostly venting at how crappy their sanjuro is
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I didn't feel like this deserved a new thread, so...

Had some extra money and instead of doing something useful like getting new clothes (something I haven't done in 4-5 years) or fixing my car, I took advantage of Borders' "buy 3 DVDs, get the 4th free" thing.

So within the span of two weeks, I grabbed movies that had been recommended to me or I had heard about, and ended up with...

Au Hasard Balthazar
Band Of Outsiders
The Battle Of Algiers
Kagemusha
La Strada
Le Samourai
Naked Lunch
Port Of Shadows
Ran
Rebel Samurai Box Set
Shoot The Piano Player
The Third Man
Throne Of Blood
Ugetsu
Videodrome
The Wages Of Fear

Other than The Battle of Algiers, La Strada, Ran and Videodrome, I had never seen any of these before. And I loved each one. I was just blown away by how great Criterion really is at picking kick-ass flicks every damn time.

The next 4 will probably be my last, I want to get The Virgin Spring, Rashomon (which I've seen), Stray Dog and Hearts And Minds.

So that's my little Criterion Collection appreciation post.

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thats tight, laz.

but yo..u need to peep out some more bergman! maybe some antonioni...

and um..maybe u coulda done with some new clothes or a fixed car? lol..u wild...
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man, I love Bergman. In A Glass Darkly and Seventh Seal are my shit. thats why I want The Virgin Spring. wasn't feeling Persona though.

fuck new clothes. i rock generic black hoodies and generic black khakis. ALL DAY. my timbs are from '98 and they're STAIND AND SCUFFED. but most of my money goes to rent-money, DVDs, books and booze. well... i got evicted. so MOST of my money NOW goes to DVDs, books and booze. matter of fact, i bought too many books. so most of my money goes to DVDs and booze. I'm drunk right now and I apologize. but CRITERION is that shit.

i need to start trusting banks so I can get a credit card and take advantage of that Deep-Discount shit y'all be on.

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varick pyr wrote:man, I love Bergman. In A Glass Darkly and Seventh Seal are my shit. thats why I want The Virgin Spring. wasn't feeling Persona though.

fuck new clothes. i rock generic black hoodies and generic black khakis. ALL DAY. my timbs are from '98 and they're STAIND AND SCUFFED. but most of my money goes to rent-money, DVDs, books and booze. well... i got evicted. so MOST of my money NOW goes to DVDs, books and booze. matter of fact, i bought too many books. so most of my money goes to DVDs and booze. I'm drunk right now and I apologize. but CRITERION is that shit.

i need to start trusting banks so I can get a credit card and take advantage of that Deep-Discount shit y'all be on.
LOL.. i thought i was the only person who still wore shoes that they got in the 90s...
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a few weeks ago they had all criterions on sale at deepdiscount. i got long good friday and branded to kill.

guess what the only special feature was on long good friday. FUCKING COLOR BARS.

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'bout time

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Martin wrote:a few weeks ago they had all criterions on sale at deepdiscount. i got long good friday and branded to kill.

guess what the only special feature was on long good friday. FUCKING COLOR BARS.
we were bitching about that before in here, some of the early ones they put out are nothing special in terms of packaging and extras. I have Wu-tang Collection dvds that come with more and better shit that their current editions of Yojimbo and Sanjuro.
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-Ran
-Wages of Fear
-The Seventh Seal
-Branded to Kill
-The Bad Sleep Well

these 5 are on my UP NEXT purchase list...Thoughts? Suggestions?

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darkwingduck wrote:-Ran
-Wages of Fear
-The Seventh Seal
-Branded to Kill
-The Bad Sleep Well

these 5 are on my UP NEXT purchase list...Thoughts? Suggestions?
the first four are off the chain, Branded to Kill and Wages of fear being my favorites of the bunch. If you like branded to kill definitely get Tokyo Drifter if you haven't yet, and there are other Criterions by Suzuki that are supposed to be good as well

What's the last one?
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the newest Kurosawa Criterion. also incredible.

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darkwingduck wrote:-Ran
-Wages of Fear
-The Seventh Seal
-Branded to Kill
-The Bad Sleep Well

these 5 are on my UP NEXT purchase list...Thoughts? Suggestions?
Get all of them. With Wages of Fear, get the new two disc special edition. I'm sure it's better than the regular one I have.

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StormShadow wrote:With Wages of Fear, get the new two disc special edition. I'm sure it's better than the regular one I have.
Get diaboliques too, if you haven't already. Actually just get everything Clouzaut did period, you won't be disappointed
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I dont know if any of you guys have been to Criterionforum.org, but those people take their Criterions FUCKING SERIOUSLY.
I would never want to get involved with that forum.
They have fifteen seperate forums. Granted they arent all about the Criterion Collection but STILL.
They have a huge list of possible upcoming Criterion releases, which is very cool.

anyway, new criterions on the way....

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337 - A Nos Amours

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338 - Equinox
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^I'm not 100% sure, but I think that might be a joke.
It looks convincing as hell though. Dope cover.

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Dazed and Confused as well as Kicking and Screaming should both be coming soon. Hey Andvil, did they mention Harp of Burma as being one of the possible titles?

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Harp of Burma is not mentioned.

these titles are absolute certanties...

THE 49th PARALLEL (Powell & Pressburger)

A CANTERBURY TALE (Powell & Pressburger)

JOUR DE FETE (Tati, 1949)


and The 400 Blows is being remastered and released in May FINALLY

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